NBA AM: Contract-Year Player Watch – Revisited

Today we revisit 15 contract-year players and how they’re faring down the stretch. Did they maintain, improve or decline?

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Three Teams Join Spurs in Eyeing Kevin Martin?

Veteran shooting guard Kevin Martin and the Minnesota Timberwolves came to terms on a contract buyout in time to beat Tuesday’s midnight ET deadline and keep him playoff-eligible for his next team, Martin confirmed. The San Antonio Spurs, as ESPN.com reported over the weekend, have already emerged as strong contenders to sign him. But sources […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
David Lee Cleared to Sign With Dallas After Buyout

David Lee will officially become a member of the Dallas Mavericks on Monday. Lee, a veteran power forward who cleared waivers after receiving a buyout from the Boston Celtics, has agreed to sign for the prorated portion of the Mavs’ $2.1 million cap-room exception and arrived in Dallas on Sunday. Source: Tim MacMahon of ESPN

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Mavs Send Evans, Anderson to D-League

The #Mavs have assigned forward Jeremy Evans and Justin Anderson to the D-League. They'll play tonight when the TX Legends host Bakersfield. — Dwain Price (@DwainPrice) February 20, 2016 Source: Dwain Price of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Twitter

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Harris Probable, Williams to Play Tonight For Mavs

Devin Harris was upgraded to probable for Sunday’s game against Philadelphia, Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. Harris has missed 10 games with a left big toe injury — the same foot he had surgery on in 2013. Meanwhile, Carlisle said Williams is questionable with a left ankle problem he suffered Friday at Orlando. Williams, however, […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Post-Trade-Deadline 2016-17 Cap Projections

Salary cap guru Eric Pincus breaks down the best and worst cap scenarios for every team after the deadline.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Celtics Waive David Lee; Mavs Interested?

The Boston Celtics have waived David Lee a day after revealing they were in talks with the veteran big man on terms for a buyout to end his brief tenure with the team. The Mavericks are optimistic about their chances to sign Lee after he clears waivers, sources told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon.   Source: Tim […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Rockets Held Howard Trade Talks With Seven NBA Teams?

The Houston Rockets didn’t end up dealing Dwight Howard before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, but they did have some opportunities. League sources told ESPN.com that the Rockets engaged in trade talks with numerous teams once they began aggressively shopping Howard right before the start of the All-Star break. Sources said that the Rockets talked about […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
No Moves For The Dallas Mavericks?

Dallas Mavericks team president Donnie Nelson says that the team isn’t going to be trade-deadline aggressors this season. As he told The Dallas Morning News writers Eddie Sefko and Brad Townsend: The Mavericks are standing pat at the trade deadline, per president Donnie Nelson. — Eddie Sefko (@ESefko) February 18, 2016 Donnie: "It's not the time […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021